Jeep Xj Walk Around and Q & A. 2001 Long Arm XJ Walk Around
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- Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2024
- Today we are doing a Jeep XJ walk around and Q&A session of my 2001 long arm XJ. We decided we would address some of the frequent questions we get online as well as show you guys what we have done to my 2001 XJ. We built my Jeep XJ mainly for rock crawling but it turned out to be a great build for a little bit of everything. For someone looking to do a Jeep XJ overland build this thing has proved far better than we ever expected, we travel all over the place with the thing. This long arm jeep xj has proven to be a great Jeep XJ rock crawler build. We did upgrade the axles in this jeep by swapping in a set of 2013 JK axles. If you have any questions about our Jeep XJ build that where not answered feel free to drop them in the comments. #Jeep #Cherokee #JeepXJ #walkaround
Nice presentation and Jeep
Thank you!
@@SWActiveExplorers keep em coming. I have a 2000 xj and a lot plans for it. Most of my plans and ideas come from videos like yours. So I really appreciate the time and effort put into these videos.
Sweet XJ... Where can I get springs for my cooling system?
I ordered them from Jegs or Summit. They weren't specific to the XJ. They where actually listed for an older muscle car but it said what diameter it was so I used that info and found one that would fit.
Nice rig, getting ready to do the jk axle swaps aswell. If you don’t mind anything you recommend or remember when you did your swap as far as setting rear pinion angle and the e brake or anything else to keep in mind. I’m at about 6-6.5 inches with a hack n tap in the rear. Haven’t found much detail searching online or if you have a link with some info on the swap. Any input would be much appreciated. Thanks.
Also trying to figure if I need the sensor in diff housing the the jk axle I got has a tru trac. Thank you.
The swap wasn't to terrible, not as bad as I thought it would be. I scoured all the forums online and your right there isn't much info out there about it. For the rear axle I used a set of u bolt eliminator spring perches. I set the axle under the jeep and set the perches on the axle. I jacked it up to where there would be a little pressure on the leaf springs and rotated the axle to achieve a desirable pinion angle and tacked the spring perches on in that position. I dont need any shims or anything like that. As for the sensor in the diff housing with the trutrac I honestly have no idea, I'm running a Detroit locker in mine. One dumb mistake I did make was i didnt put the abs wheel speed sensor in the front wheel bearing hub assemblies sense the XJ doesn't need it. However leaving the hole open meant stuff got in there and 6 months later I had to replace the hub assemblies. With the new set I just cut the wire off the sensor and installed it to seal the unit up.
Cool man, appreciate you taking the time to reply back. Did you run stock drive shafts front and rear?
The front is still stock. The rear is a Tom Woods double cardan shaft. We got it with the Advanced Adapters SYE as a package deal from Rustys Offroad.
nice build man earned a subscriber because of this XJ love it.
Thank you!
Are the axles 44s from a rubicon? I’m assuming so due to the 37s but I’m curious because you never specified.
The front is a 30 and the rear is a 44. The JK 30 is a good bit better than the XJ30. The JK weighs significantly more so already it's meant to stand up to more weight, it has a larger ring and pinion making it stronger, and it's a high pinion. I would have loved a front 44 but I got a steal of a deal on the non Rubicon set.
Your rear bumper from Rusty I couldn’t find that one you have on your rig
Thanks for taking the time to answer some of our questions. Your XJ is a Beast!!!
Thanks for your support!
Yea thanks man, really like your XJ. Gives me some great ideas!
I have about 5" of lift right now with 33's. I am thinking of going up to 6.5" to fit 35's. I can't imagine 8" of lift and 37's.......
It sounds like a lot but we really like the rig. It performs really well and still goes down the road ok. 6.5" and 35s would be a good setup. I really wanted 37s for the rock crawling we do out here.
@@SWActiveExplorers I think I will have a hard enough time getting 35's to clear. Lol any bigger tires and you have to redo the rear wheel wells and you start breaking axles. I have a trussed 8.8 and and a trussed 30 with chromoly shafts.
@@ProjectXJ interesting you mention that, knowing what I know now I would have trimmed my rear wheel well a little different. I would have taken about the same amount but it could have been done differently and finished out nicer. I'm ok with how it is though, most don't notice.
Did you run a stock front drive shaft?
Yes, the front drive shaft is stock.
Nice rig. I'll have to look into those axles, seems to be a popular swap. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, the JK axles are stronger and wider. If I recall right they are 5 inches wider. The ring and pinion is also larger and stronger on the JK axle. XJ's also weigh less than a JK so they have that going for them as well.
Pretty awesome rig. I'm planing on swapping my axles and put bigger tires on mine too! I am currently running stock axles and 33s.
Nice hood vents
Awesome! We Have very similar setups minus a few things here and there! I gotta go wheel with you!
Hey bud. What do you have by way of steering mods? I'm thinking of jumping to 35s and am wondering if the stock system can take it
Stock is perfectly fine. I ran the stock setup for 2 years on 37s. Then I blew a seal In the gearbox and the output shaft for the Pittman arm developed some slop. Sense I needed a gearbox I upgraded to the Durango box but I honestly couldn't tell a difference. On 35s you will be fine.
@@SWActiveExplorers thank you for the response! One more question. What are you doing for bump stops? Does it eat the fenders?
Why don’t you want aluminum end caps
The unibody frame of an xj flexes and has a lot of give to it. Aluminum end caps don't flex at all, when the radiator tries to flex with the unibody the aluminum end caps have a reputation for cracking. Most XJ people find that due to the added give or flex of a plastic end cap they last a lot longer. In a full frame vehicle or something that isn't going to flex and move aluminum end caps are great. However that's not really the case for XJ's. Hope that makes sense. Plastic is just a bit more forgiving and aluminum is quick to crack.
So you got a dana 35 and 30.. wow
If that's your take away you need to rewatch the video and pay better attention.
I think upgrade 30 and 35 can handle 37s with a good driver maybe even stock not upgraded
@@evanmiller1642 run no lockers and stay on the street.
Hey Max,
Thanks for answering our questions. You addressed mine and I appreciate your time. One more question. With all that lift, did you have to fix extreme steering angles? I'm on 5.5" with a drop pitman arm, adjustable track bar, a ZJ tie rod and it looks like it's hard on the tie rod ends. How's the Detroit in the snow and ice?
I forgot to mention with the rustys kit there is a drop Pittman arm. When you run the rustys kit their hd track bar mount and track bar are included. When you pair that with the drop Pittman it's a good combination. I haven't had any tie rod end issues after roughly 3 years of driving it. To address the Detroit on snow and ice, I think I'd like it a lot more if I didn't have massive tires. On snow and ice you want a narrow tire so you have a small footprint and get more weight per square inch on the ground and have more traction. With how light my jeep is and having 37x13.50 tires I have very little traction on ice. The Detroit can get frustrating on the ice rather quickly as the back end walks all over the place. However I think if I had a specific set of winter tires that where sized correctly for ice as well as the correct rubber compound for winter I think I'd like it a lot more. We don't see much snow or ice here in Albuquerque NM so it isn't really a problem however when I take snowboarding trips to the mountains if the roads are icy I go ahead and put it in 4 wheel drive for the added control.
Hello from AZ , how you like the 4.88 gears been thinking in uograde to that
I like them. With the 37s I can still run the free way fairly well and it crawls rather nicely as well. I'd run the same gears again if I where to have to rebuild it.
@@SWActiveExplorers thanks Im using 35 but will go up to 37 .
Do you have the stock gearing in the transfer case or did you do a 4:1 kit?
@@jasonbasonbobason I have stock gearing. I would like to do the 4:1 but probably won't end up doing it.
@@SWActiveExplorers Do you struggle at all with stock gearing?
Nice xj👍
That does not look like Wisconsin.
We were stationed in New Mexico when the video was filmed.